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SINGAPORE — CooperVision has announced that it will be hosting its 6th edition of its annual Asia-Pacific Myopia Management Symposium (APMMS) on May 10, 2026.
This year’s flagship event is titled “Eyes Have Dreams” and is themed around “Protecting young eyes, shaping their futures,” emphasizing the aspirations of affected children and how myopia can impact their lives if left untreated. This highlights the need to elevate pediatric myopia management.
Details of the Event
APMMS will take place in Tokyo, Japan at the Prince Park Tower and promises to continue its legacy of being a leading collaborative platform for the eye health community. The event brings together researchers, eye care professionals and industry leaders from across the region to accelerate knowledge-sharing, strengthen clinical capabilities and build consensus around myopia control strategies.
Delivered as a high-impact, half-day, hybrid program, APMMS 2026 expects to welcome over 200 in-person attendees and many more virtual participants. The event will feature expert speakers from across the globe and will cover the latest developments in pediatric myopia management. Speaker sessions will explore key insights from research-backed evidence, long term studies and discuss the effects of myopia control soft contact lenses on ocular health. By bringing together regional and global experts, APMMS equips eye care professionals with the latest expertise, empowering them to adopt best practices and drive greater consistency in myopia management across Asia-Pacific.
Supporting ECPs’ Myopia Education
Continuing 2025’s expansion into localized events, this year’s flagship symposium in Tokyo will be supported again by APMMS Regional Connect Country Editions. Held in Seoul, Korea (May 12, 2026) and Taipei, Taiwan (May 17, 2026) these sessions look to support eye care professionals and elevate their practices with the latest local-relevant insights on childhood myopia management.
“Asia-Pacific remains at the epicenter of the global myopia challenge, with prevalence rates exceeding 80% among young adults in some markets,” said Jennifer Lambert, Vice President of Myopia Management & Cornea Care, CooperVision. “APMMS has become a collaborative platform for the eye care community. It provides a space to strengthen clinical practice and advances a more unified approach to myopia management rooted in the latest insights. As the burden of pediatric myopia continues to rise, early proactive intervention is critical to safeguarding long-term eye health across APAC.”
“The science behind myopia control and its treatment options has progressed significantly in recent years,” saidPaul Chamberlain, Senior Director, Clinical Research & Operations, R&D, CooperVision USA. “Advancing treatment options must be matched by equal clinical alignment across the region. Through forums like APMMS, we can bridge research and real-world practice to ensure that patients receive the best possible treatment. This way, eye care professionals are well-equipped to collectively raise the standard of pediatric myopia management across the region.”
Registering for the Event
While the physical event is invite-only, the symposium can be attended virtually from 9:00AM to 3:15PM Tokyo Time. CooperVision invites eye care professionals, researchers and professional associations to collaborate with peers and share their knowledge and expertise in establishing myopia management as a standard in eye care.
Register at https://apmms.coopervision.
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